Not sure where we're at with finding a venue for the next meeting, but I was wondering if The Common Room might be worth approaching. I think they're into the hacky / makey grassrootsey ethos and they have access to a space. Possible downside is it might be a bit cold, but hopefully that won't be such a problem by the time of the next meet. Any opinions? Anybody want to talk to them? Anybody want me to talk to them?

Hi folks, I'm rubbish with names, and don't really know who's who in the group yet, but I'm Frank who was blithering on about bats and FORTH and stuff.

Meanwhile, Michael Horne from Raspberry Pi Pod ( http://www.recantha.co.uk/blog/ ) commented on my blog entry about the meetup enquiring about how the JTAG stuff got on. I said I'd ask around to see if anyone was up for blogging about it.

I know a few of the folks in the local linux circles would probably be interested in this. I'm selling off my original black Pandora which needs some repairs including a replacement ribbon cable and case. You can get these from EvilDragon's shop ( dragonbox.de ): you can get a full replacement black case for €10 with scratches, and the LCD cable is €17.

I have been playing with the Hobbytronics breakout board, plus an Arduino as a PWM driver and display driver. The result is promising, and allows the Pi to drive the LCD via serial using a custom protocol. Much work yet to be done, however.

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